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title: Introduction
description: 'The easiest way to start your agent project'
icon: 'hand-point-up'
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AgentStack is a valuable developer tool for quickly scaffolding agent projects.

_Think `create-next-app` for Agents._

### Features of AgentStack
- Instant project setup with `agentstack init`
- Useful CLI commands for generating new agents and tasks in the development cycle
- A myriad of pre-built tools for Agents

## What is _the agent stack_
The agent stack is the list of tools that are collectively the _agent stack_.

This is similar to the tech stack of a web app. An agent's tech stack is comprised of the following:

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Whether a project is built with AgentStack or not, the concept of the agent stack remains the same.

## What is **AgentStack**
Our project is called **AgentStack** because it's the easiest way to quickly scaffold your agent stack! With a couple CLI commands, you can create a near-production ready agent!

## First Steps

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    Install the AgentStack CLI
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    A quickstart guide to using the CLI
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      High level overview of AgentStack
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      Build a simple web scraper agent
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